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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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Perry identified the key factors that made Texas a consensus choice among national business publications this year as the state with the best business climate in the nation. I signed a bill in 2011 that provided a common-sense approach to regulating the hydraulic fracturing process. The State Water Plan envisions Texas getting 3.4

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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Jindal said the company is examining the feasibility of additional Louisiana projects that would bring the total new capital investment at its sites in the state to $1.2 Houston (Zone 84) and El Paso (Zone 68) also shined in BF’s new ranking of top Foreign Trade Zones. billion over 10 years. GLOBAL RANKINGS.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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To receive an abatement for property taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation. Enterprise Zone Credit or Exemption: The Alabama Enterprise Zone Act (Act. The property tax abatement is available for up to 10 years, except for data processing centers.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. ENTERPRISE ZONES: Businesses located within the boundaries of an EZ are eligible for tax credits. CALIFORNIA.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Jan Brewer, with providing expertise on state policies and regulations that proved pivotal to Apple’s decision. The ACA showcased the Arizona Competes Fund, the state’s Qualified Facility Tax Program and job training programs for Apple. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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Pennsylvania went from importing 75 percent of its natural gas requirements in 2007 to becoming a net exporter of natural gas in 2011; PA is now the second-largest natural gas producing state in the United States. The current RPS provisions require 5,880 MW of renewable energy by 2015.